AWS Outposts racks now support new Amazon CloudWatch metrics

We're excited to announce the general availability of two new Amazon CloudWatch metrics for AWS Outposts racks: VifConnectionStatus and VifBgpSessionState. These metrics provide you with greater visibility into the connectivity status of your Outposts racks' Local Gateway (LGW) and Service Link Virtual Interfaces (VIFs) with your on-premises devices.

These metrics provide you with the ability to monitor Outposts VIF connectivity status directly within the CloudWatch console, without having to rely on external networking tools or coordination with other teams. You can use these metrics to set alarms, troubleshoot connectivity issues, and ensure your Outposts racks are properly integrated with your on-premises infrastructure. The VifConnectionStatus metric indicates whether an Outposts VIF is successfully connected, configured, and ready to forward traffic. A value of "1" means that the VIF is operational, while "0" means that it is not ready. The VifBgpSessionState metric shows the current state of the BGP session between the Outposts VIF and the on-premises device, with values ranging from 1 (IDLE) to 6 (ESTABLISHED).

The VifConnectionStatus and VifBgpSessionState metrics are available for all Outposts VIFs in all commercial AWS Regions where Outposts racks are available.

To get started, read this blog post and access the metrics in the CloudWatch console. To learn more, check out the CloudWatch metrics for AWS Outposts documentation for second-generation Outposts racks and first-generation Outposts racks.